Low End Mac Archive for November 24

November 24 in Low End Mac History

Microsoft's heavy hand, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A counterpoint to and parody of Fred Langa's Apple's Heavy Hand Strikes Again.

Looking at the iMac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Although some consider all Macs toys, the iMac is a friendly, powerful, colorful, and affordable computer.

The best Mac to give or get for the holidays, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. Whether new, used, or refurbished, you can buy a modern low-end Mac for as little as $150 - or a brand new one for under $1,000.
Picking the right replacement for a dead mouse, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Multiple buttons, optical tracking, wireless - what's the best low-end replacement for a dead Mac mouse?
Concise summary of the current morass of spyware, worms, viruses, and popups plaguing Windows, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Windows users, the solution is exactly what Mac users have been telling you for years.
Better battery for 15" AlBook, youPod sync and backup, iBook comparison, and more, Charles Moore, The 'Book Review. Also OWC drives 10.3.6 compatible, waterproof iPod mini case, new Mobility Radeon chipsets, bargain 'Books from $209 to $2,588, and more.

Netbooks tempting, cry out for Mac OS X, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. Netbooks are light, cheap, compact, and underpowered. One with OS X and a real Core 2 Duo processor would fly.
Why Apple should buy Dell, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Apple has $24 billion in the bank. Dell is currently worth under $19 billion. The acquisition makes sense.
Could Linux ever replace Mac OS X?, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. Linux has become more powerful and more friendly month after month, but can it compare with the Mac OS X experience?

Pismo WiFi networking issue finally solved?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. It turns out the problems wasn't the Pismo, the Buffalo WiFi card, or Mac OS X 10.4. It was the Wireless G router - Linksys to the rescue!
Mini VGA to S-video adapter a no go for eMacs, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming. You might think that Apple's Mini VGA S-video adapter is a cheap way to connect your eMac or G4 iMac to your TV. You would be wrong.
Google Calendar with iPhone or iTouch is great for scheduling, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. Web-based Google Calendar allows access and updates from any computing platform, including Mac, Windows, Linux, and iPhone OS.

TenFourFox: Firefox 4 Beta 7 for PowerPC Macs, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. Firefox 4 has no OS X 10.4 support, and since Beta 4, it doesn't support PowerPC Macs at all. TenFourFox fixes that.